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M. E. GROW;

PIN. No. 334,373. Patented Jam-:12, 1886..

WITNESSES,

N, PETERS. Fhuloljllwgnphv, Washington, DC.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

MARY E. GROW, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.-

PIN.

SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,373, dated January 12, 1886.

Application filed December 24, 1884. Serial No. 151,106.

(No model.) Patented in England January 14, 1885, No. 553, and in France January 16,1885, No. 166,468.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARY E. GROW, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pins, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in England January 14. 1885, No. 553, and in France January 16, 1885, No. 166,468,) and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in pins.

The object of my invention is to provide a pin, particularly for the hair, that can be cheaply and. quickly made, that can be'easily inserted and withdrawn from the hair or other object, that will be securely held in place wherever used, and that is adapted to receive ornaments of any character.

To this end it consists in a straight singleshank pin formed in coils its entire length, with each end pointed or sharpened, as hereinafter described and claimed. It isillustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a perspective View, and Figs. 2 and 3 similar views of modifications.

In the drawings, A represents the principle form of my invention, which consists of a piece of wire or other suitable material formed in coils for its whole length, and so that when complete the axial line of the pin will be straight, and having its coiled ends pointed, as at b. In such form the pin is peculiarly adapted as a hair-pin, as being sharpened and curved at both ends it can be easily inserted from either end by turning the pin so that the coils engage with the hair. It is securely held in place, and is as easily removed by turning the pin in the opposite direction. It can be made of any size, large or small, and of any suitable material to form an invisible hair-pin, and may be colored to suit various shades of hair Or to correspond with various shades of fabrics, to increase its effi iency as an invisible pin.

Figs. 2 and 3 represent modifications of my invention, Fig. 2 showing one coiled end, 0, straightened and also sharpened, forming a small shank to receive an ornament of any character, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

It is obvious that my invention is also applicable for use as a scarf-pin,as a pin for connecting folds of a delicate character-such as lace-for looping dresses, curtains, and other fabrics, and for many other purposes not herein enumerated.

I am aware that it is old'to make headed coiled pins and pins of coiled wire bent so as to have more than one spindle or shank, and bent and coiled in other forms, and I do not therefore claim to be the inventor, broadly, of a coiled pin; but

\Vhat I claim is A straight single-shank pin formed in coils for its whole length, and each coiled end pointed or sharpened. substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARY E. GROW.

WVitnesses:

J. H. BLAOKWOOD, H. A. HALL. 

